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Most crimes have a statute of limitations. Why should moving a boundary illegally not have a similar limitation?

• rocqua 6y ago
  That is criminal law, and about persecution. This is civil law. So there is no statute of limitations. Moreover, he isn't looking for retribution, but restitution. He just wants his land back.
  • dragonwriter 6y ago
    > That is criminal law, and about persecution. This is civil law. So there is no statute of limitations. “prosecution”, but, no, civil law has statutes of limitations, too, in fact crimes without statutes of limitations are more common than civil wrongs without them. See, e.g., this discussion of California’s civil statutes of limitations: https://statelaws.findlaw.com/california-law/california-civil-statute-of-limitations-laws.html https://statelaws.findlaw.com/california-law/california-civi...